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1. Name at least three items that could be considered AT and describe how those devices could support a student with a disability in the classroom. Text reader: it can help a blind person to listen to a lesson for the second time, it can help students to listen to their homework without the need of any extra person. Braille book: once you learn the braille language, it helps blind people to read. It helps our students to have the same information that is contained in the textbook but in braille format. Audio book: they are useful for our blind students because they can listen to lessons, textbooks or different books without the help of an adult. Dictation software: it helps our blind students to produce texts while dictating. I consider these 4 as the main AT for blind students. 2. Explain two reasons why it is necessary to consider AT for students with disabilities. Because AT improves the functional performance of an individual with a disability, allowing them to communicate, perform academic tasks, move or travel around the school, use proper seating and positioning. It also provides access to materials and it allows them to participate in social and extracurricular activities. Besides, it also helps the students to complete their work and meet their educational goals. 3. Why is it important to consider both AT devices and services? AT can come in the form of devices and services. These forms of assistive technology go handinhand because success for a student is dependent not only on having access

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1.  Name  at  least  three  items  that  could  be  considered  AT  and  describe  how  those  devices  could  support  a  student  with  a  disability  in  the  classroom.    -­‐  Text  reader:  it  can  help  a  blind  person  to  listen  to  a  lesson  for  the  second  time,  it  can  help  students  to  listen  to  their  homework  without  the  need  of  any  extra  person.    -­‐  Braille  book:  once  you  learn  the  braille  language,  it  helps  blind  people  to  read.  It  helps  our  students  to  have  the  same  information  that  is  contained  in  the  textbook  but  in  braille  format.    -­‐  Audio  book:  they  are  useful  for  our  blind  students  because  they  can  listen  to  lessons,  textbooks  or  different  books  without  the  help  of  an  adult.    -­‐  Dictation  software:  it  helps  our  blind  students  to  produce  texts  while  dictating.    I  consider  these  4  as  the  main  AT  for  blind  students.      2.  Explain  two  reasons  why  it  is  necessary  to  consider  AT  for  students  with  disabilities.    Because  AT  improves  the  functional  performance  of  an  individual  with  a  disability,  allowing  them  to  communicate,  perform  academic  tasks,  move  or  travel  around  the  school,  use  proper  seating  and  positioning.  It  also  provides  access  to  materials  and  it  allows  them  to  participate  in  social  and  extracurricular  activities.  Besides,  it  also  helps  the  students  to  complete  their  work  and  meet  their  educational  goals.  

3.  Why  is  it  important  to  consider  both  AT  devices  and  services?  

AT  can  come  in  the  form  of  devices  and  services.  These  forms  of  assistive  technology  go  hand-­‐in-­‐hand  because  success  for  a  student  is  dependent  not  only  on  having  access  

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to  a  device  but  also  on  having  the  support  and  services  needed  to  use  it  effectively.  4.  Describe  three  responsibilities  of  the  Implementation  Team.  

Implementation  Teams  have  as  responsibilities  the  need  to  know  what  an  AT  is  and  how  can  they    help  students  overcome  the  barriers  they  face  because  of  their  disability.  They  also  need  to  know  someone  who  knows  how  to  use  it  and  properly  implemented,  making  sure  that  needs  are  being  met  and  that  resources  are  being  used  wisely.  They  have  to  be  able  to  provide  information  to  other  team  members  about  potential  AT  options  and  prepared  to  search  for  and  identify  new  AT  options.    

 5.  List  three  outcomes  the  Implementation  Team  can  determine  by  evaluating  a  student’s  assistive  technology.  

a)  Student  feedback  to  determine  whether  the  student  likes  the  AT  and  feels  that  it  is  helpful  b)  Observations  to  establish  whether  the  student  uses  the  AT  and  appears  engaged  and  interested  in  using  the  device.  c)  Performance  data  to  determine  whether  the  AT  helps  the  student  to  perform  the  intended  task(s)  

General  education  teachers  should  understand  that  AT  outcomes  should  be  measured  using  classroom-­‐based  content  related  to  the  student’s  expected  performance.    

 

6.  Imagine  you  are  a  seventh-­‐grade  general  education  language  arts  teacher  and  a  student  in  your  class  has  an  upcoming  IEP  meeting.  What  types  of  information  should  you  gather  ahead  of  time  to  contribute  to  the  discussion  of  the  student’s  AT  needs?  Name  at  least  four.    -­‐  To  know  what  is  AT.  -­‐  Difficulties  that  the  student  has  found  during  the  class.  -­‐  Where  are  the  subjects  and  moments  when  he/she  struggles  the  most.    -­‐  To  know  what  is  the  disability  that  my  student  have  and  its  characteristics.    -­‐  To  review  the  literature  in  terms  of  other  cases  where  students  with  disabilities  were  in  a  language  art  class  and  ways  to  help  those  students.    -­‐  To  ask  teacher  with  experience  using  AT.  

7.  During  the  meeting  suggested  in  the  example  above,  the  IEP  team  recommends  AT  for  the  student.  As  a  general  education  teacher,  describe  your  role  in  the  AT  implementation  and  evaluation  processes.    You  have  to  understand  the  student’s  needs,  such  as:  -­‐  Know  the  student’s  strenghts  and  weaknesses.    -­‐  Participate  in  AT  training  to  learn  about  the  student’s  AT.  

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-­‐  Take  note  whether  AT  is  isolating  the  student  from  his  or  her  peers.  (Evaluation)  -­‐  Regularly  monitor  the  student’s  progress.  (Evaluation)    Encourage  AT  use:  -­‐  Learn  how  to  use  the  student’s  AT  device(s).  -­‐  Make  time  for  students  to  become  familiar  with  equipment.    -­‐  Incorporate  AT  into  the  regular  school  day.      Collaborate  and  communicate:  -­‐  Communicate  with  teachers  and  family  members  about  what  is  and  is  not  working.  (Evaluation)  -­‐  Use  Websites,  blogs,  and  listservs  to  find  helpful  answers  to  questions  or  to  find  out  how  others  have  successfully  implemented  AT  in  the  classroom.  -­‐  If  the  AT  is  not  working  for  the  student,  communicate  with  the  IEP  team  to  consider  new  AT  options.  (Evaluation)    We  will  also  be  evaluating  and  checking  if  the  AT  is  working  adequately,  if  additional  training  is  needed  and  if  product  adaptation  is  needed.